unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
unconditionally; as a rule
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
make no progress; remain unsettled
by sheer strength; by brute force
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
victim; injured party; sufferer
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
point of an argument; drift of an argument
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to flare up; to fly into a rage